Şişli City in Istanbul

Şişli is the very old county of Istanbul and based on a fundamental property. Şişli, has been a residential area since ancient times, contains many historical monuments.

It is suggested that the oldest district, Tatavla, was established in the first quarter of the 16thcentury. The settlement in Şişli was too little until the beginning of the 19th century. Population was very rare in here and most places were isolated. The most important reason of the situation is that there were full of fields. After the 19th century, Maçka and Pangaltı had started to be residential areas. In 1870, a major fire emerged and it took place in history as the largest fire, Beyoğlu, so buildings and residential areas were damaged very much, therefore, large part of people were homeless. After the negative situation, the buildings were constructed around Harbiye and given to these homeless people. Osman Bey , the founder of Matbaa-I Osmaniye( printing), had bought a wide soil between Harbiye and Şişli and made a mansion built. After the first step, mansions began to be built especially in Harbiye, Teşvikiye and Nişantaşı in the last quarter of the 19th century and population began to increase.

The Pediatric Hospital is one of the major medical centers of Istanbul not only the county and was established in 1890s. The boundaries of the county are quite extensive as the boundaries of many counties. There are many positive results of the wide boundaries, one of which is opportunity of culture and art activities. There can be found the ruins of Ottoman. In addition, there are some old type buildings and they have already been beautiful.

The region is a point of the conjunction the old and new life styles. It won’t be wrong to say that Şişli is the most developed county of Istanbul because Şişli has been improving in all aspects and keeping pace for changing years.

Princes Islands İstanbul

Princes’ Islands

Undoubtedly the most beautiful and interesting places are the Princes’ Islands.  The article is about to architectural structures, ethnic structures and history of Princes’ Islands. Firstly the Princes’ Islands consist of nine islands and total population of all islands occurs in 2010 nearly 20.500. The center and focal point of the Princes’ Islands is Büyükada (Big Island) and the island consists of five districts. They are listed.

1-Maden District

2-Nizam District

3-Kınalıada District

4-Burgazada District

5-Heybeliada District

Princes’ Islands reflect the historical features of Istanbul, perhaps the best. The islands were used as a place of banishment and exile for members of palace, so islands were named as Princes’ Islands.

The distance of the islands to the center of Istanbul is approximately 13 nautical miles or we can say 25 kilometers. The most remote island is Tavşanadası and the nearest one is Kınalıada. Transportation to the islands is easier in today. In ancient times it was more limited. The first steamship voyage was begun from Galata Bridge in 1846. Today’s the voyages are provided from Kabataş, Kadıköy and Bostancı scaffolds.

Population of islands has shown variability in each semester. That’s why is that minorities live here and political events effect people so the population didn’t increase continuously. However, this system and the social structure changed today. Greek and Armenian minorities decreased seriously and the change was a result of placement of Turks.

Finally, the names of the islands that make up the county are listed.

1) Büyükada (Big Island)

2) Kınalıada (Henna Island)

3) Burgazada (Antigoni)

4) Heybeliada (Chalki)

5) Yassıada (Plati)

6) Sivriada (Oxeia)

7) Kaşıkadası

8) Sedef Adası

9) Tavşanada

The Princes Islands’ are easily reachable from Istanbul. Frequent ferries depart from Eminonu and stop in at the four main islands.

İstanbul - Turkey

Istanbul is a gorgeous city which was the capital of more than 50 civilizations.It is the pearl of Bosphorus and has appealed many people of all ages until today. Thousands of poems, novels and apothegms have been written on İstanbul. At the junction of Asia and Europe, Istanbul, which is the gateway from Anatolia and Middle East to the Europe, is the biggest financial center of the area besides being a very important center of population.

Istanbul

Today, Istanbul is a cosmopolitan city which is hosting thousands of international companies and you can find many world-famous brands’ representatives in this magnificent city.

With the financial and technological developments, Istanbul has been the most powerful center of the region and has become an important shopping center thanks to the factories and outlet stores around it. Contrary to common belief, it hosts many shopping centers whose prices are more affordable than many cities of many other countries and Anatolia in terms of shopping. Moreover, it can be said that Istanbul is the heart of Turkey with it a population of 15 million. In recent years, even state-funded banks have been moving their headquarters to Istanbul.

Istanbul which is the most important tourist destination has a significant importance in terms of transportation. With the two active airports it is connected to all regions of the world. Each day, national and international flights of Atatürk and Sabiha Gökçen Airports are used by thousands of people and thus with flights Istanbul interconnects so many places.

With its all kinds of luxurious hotels, İstanbul is the city which has the highest number of having accommodation facilities. 6 or 7-star hotels are still being constructed and Istanbulincludes some of the most famous hotels like Swiss Hotel, Hilton Hotel and Conrad Hotel. Hotels in İstanbul are seen among the most important hotels of Europe in terms of their services.

With its historical markets such as the Grand Bazaar and Egyptian Bazaar, which remained from Byzantium and Ottoman Empire and its hundreds-year-old mosques, churches and temples, İstanbul is the center of both finance and culture where so many civilizations come together. İstanbul, which carries the tracks of different civilizations and religions, has become the most attractive and interesting city of the world thanks to the mosaic it forms. As the old As French leader Napoleon said “if the world were only one country, its capital city would be Istanbul”.

İstanbul is like the pearl of the world with its precious Bosphorus, cultural and historical places.